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Profits before people: Boeing papers show employees hid 737 Max problems

January 10, 2020 By David Koenig

In one internal message, an employee told a colleague they wouldn’t let their family ride on a 737 Max.

In the streets and in Congress, Americans stand up for peace

January 9, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik

In the halls of Congress and on the streets of the nation today, the message is the same: No war on Iran!

Unions, civil rights groups join mass NYC march against anti-Semitism

January 9, 2020 By PAI

Both the Southern Poverty Law Center and federal figures show huge increases in anti-Semitic crimes in the three years since President Donald Trump took office.

Uber and Postmates sue to block California law protecting gig workers

January 9, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

The new labor-backed law bans companies from misclassifying workers, especially Uber and Lyft drivers and other “gig” workers, as “independent contractors.”

Wall Street weapons company CEOs cash in on Iran war danger

January 9, 2020 By Sarah Anderson

Surging stock prices for military contractors gave several CEOs an early payday after Trump’s Iran aggression.